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The Glenwood boys placed second while the girls were fifth at the Shenandoah Invitational Cross Country Meet on Thursday.
The boys were edged by the host Class 3A No. 10 Mustangs 31-42 in the team standings.

Turning in what coach Cory Faust called their most complete performance of the season, the Glenwood Rams rolled to a 35-15 homecoming victory over Sergeant Bluff – Luton Friday night at Ram Memorial Field.

The win improved the Rams’ record to 2-4 on the season while Sergeant Bluff – Luton fell to 0-6.

If undefeated Fremont-Mills is to stay that way they will have to win on Sidney’s home field Friday night.

The Knights (5-0), the defending state champions, have been largely unchallenged in averaging 58.8 points and 387 yards of offensive in their unblemished start. All that seemingly stands in the way of the Knights achieving their third straight undefeated regular season is Sidney, F-M’s Eight-Man, District 8 opponent Friday night.

Angie Winquist officially began her duties last week as Glenwood’s city clerk.
Winquist was hired for the position in August and will replace Judith Groves, who will remain in the office as a deputy clerk.

“I know I have a lot to learn, but I think it’s a really good fit with my background,” Winquist said.

Winquist is a native Iowan who has lived in Mills County since 1983. Her husband, Stan, is a longtime industrial arts faculty member at Glenwood Community High School.

There’s an upside to the unusually dry weather conditions Mills County has experienced in 2012 – significant progress is being made on the U.S. Highway 34 expansion / Missouri River bridge project in western Mills County.

“Contractors were able to get a lot of work done with the good weather,” Iowa Department of Transportation project engineer Scott Nixon said last week while speaking to members of the Mills County Economic Development Foundation.